Thank you all. I took note of everything you said. -jimi-, I think you hit the nail on the head. I think I am a lot of work to most people who want someone easy to befriend. There's probably not much I can do to make myself appear like "less work," and it wouldn't do to have a strong facade of being one, since I would turn out to be a "faker." I do occasionally run into people who really like the way I act, although very few and far between, who find me disarming or thoughtful. So, maybe I shouldn't beat myself up too much over unpopularity, and just learn to befriend those who like me.

I also wish finding people who I could talk to, or even friends, was easier. I do get a little envious seeing everyone else treated normally. But I can't understand others well, and I think they can't understand me, so I'll try not to begrudge others and learn to be understanding that I'm just "different." I think people pick me out in anger sometimes because they're upset that I'm not acting in a normal, expected way when they're stressed. Therapy sounds like a good option for me.